Pipewell

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Pipewell is situated at the edge of the Kettering Borough, just a mile away from Corby.

With just 63 inhabitants, it is one of the smallest hamlets in Northamptonshire.

Until the 16th century, Pipewell was the site of Britain's third biggest abbey and all of the settlements are built around three fields where it used to be, which contains the Harpers Brook, a tributary of the river Nene, running right through the center.

In 2004, it was revealed that Pipewell was going to be connected to Corby by a huge housing development. Although the village is a part of the Kettering Borough, it will be completed by 2050.

It also holds Northamptonshire's smallest church, St. Mary's.